Wisconsin

Religious Traditions, 2010

806,028	44,203	684,035	13,223	1,425,523	74,430	2,639,544
Evangelical Protestant	Black Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Orthodox	Catholic	Other	Unclaimed

Congregational adherents include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. The 2010 reports contain incomplete counts of congregations and adherents belonging to the eight largest historically African-American denominations. These denominations are not included in the 2000 reports and are largely missing from the 1990 and 1980 reports.
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Reports

Religious Bodies	Tradition	Family	Congregations	Adherents	Adherence Rate^†
Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	879	1,695,660	316.1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Lutheran	744	463,432	86.4
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	435	241,306	45.0
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	419	211,631	39.5
United Methodist Church, The	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	500	129,216	24.1
United Church of Christ	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	242	83,768	15.6
Assemblies of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	173	41,005	7.6
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	165	40,900	7.6
Jewish	Other	Judaism	36	28,230	5.3
Episcopal Church	Mainline Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	129	23,942	4.5
Evangelical Free Church of America, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	94	17,475	3.3
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The	Other	Latter-day Saints	58	16,843	3.1
American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	71	16,250	3.0
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and other Fundamental Bapti	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	112	15,769	2.9
Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	----	16	14,725	2.7
Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	64	14,329	2.7
Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	68	13,496	2.5
Christian and Missionary Alliance, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	52	13,427	2.5
Salvation Army	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	20	12,951	2.4
Reformed Church in America	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	26	12,594	2.3
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	36	9,829	1.8
Wesleyan Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	28	9,695	1.8
Seventh-day Adventist Church	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	72	8,017	1.5
Independent, Charismatic Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	1	8,000	1.5
Muslim Estimate	Other	Other Groups	14	7,796	1.5
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	32	6,593	1.2
Christian Reformed Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	21	6,547	1.2
Old Order Amish	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	86	5,872	1.1
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	7	5,772	1.1
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	38	5,095	0.9
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations	Other	Liberal	26	5,093	0.9
Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	68	4,940	0.9
Moravian Church in America--Northern Province	Mainline Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	20	4,678	0.9
Serbian Orthodox Church in North America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	4,300	0.8
Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	50	4,204	0.8
North American Baptist Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	14	3,654	0.7
Evangelical Covenant Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	24	2,769	0.5
Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	21	2,387	0.4
International Council of Community Churches	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	5	2,124	0.4
Bahá'í	Other	Other Groups	21	2,111	0.4
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	11	1,846	0.3
Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	11	1,817	0.3
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	12	1,734	0.3
Armenian Church of North America (Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	1,680	0.3
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	18	1,488	0.3
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	1,480	0.3
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	15	1,171	0.2
Pentecostal Church of God	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	1,024	0.2
Free Methodist Church of North America	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	12	946	0.2
Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	10	919	0.2
Orthodox Church in America	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	9	844	0.2
Community of Christ	Other	Latter-day Saints	11	837	0.2
Old Order Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	6	807	0.2
Mennonite; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	15	791	0.1
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	13	768	0.1
Friends (Quakers)	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	13	765	0.1
Primitive Methodist Church in the USA	Evangelical Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	10	607	0.1
International Churches of Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	591	0.1
Vineyard USA	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	6	573	0.1
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, The	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	438	0.1
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	435	0.1
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	3	398	0.1
Church of God of Prophecy	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	7	365	0.1
Reformed Church in the United States	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	310	0.1
Netherlands Reformed Congregations	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	2	285	0.1
Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Catholicosate of Cilicia)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	1	280	0.1
Mennonite Church USA	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	5	268	0.0
Amish; Other Groups	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	3	258	0.0
Missionary Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	1	251	0.0
American Baptist Association, The	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	3	210	0.0
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	3	171	0.0
Protestant Reformed Churches in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	170	0.0
Brethren In Christ Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	138	0.0
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	125	0.0
Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	2	97	0.0
Metropolitan Community Churches, Universal Fellowship of	Mainline Protestant	Other Groups	2	97	0.0
United Reformed Churches in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	1	76	0.0
Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	1	69	0.0
National Association of Free Will Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	42	0.0
Church of God General Conference	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	1	32	0.0
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	2	24	0.0
Strict Baptists	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	7	0.0
African Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Alliance of Baptists	Mainline Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
American Association of Lutheran Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Amish Groups, undifferentiated*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Anglican Church in North America	Evangelical Protestant	Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	---	---	---
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, OR	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Assemblies of God International Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Buddhists	Other	Other Groups	30	---	---
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	9	---	---
Christian Brethren	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Black Protestant	Methodist/Pietist	---	---	---
Church of Christ, Scientist	Other	Christian Science	---	---	---
Church of God (Seventh Day)	Evangelical Protestant	Adventist	---	---	---
Church of God in Christ	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Church of the Lutheran Confession	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body)	Mainline Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Conservative Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Conservative Yearly Meetings of Friends*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Coptic Orthodox Church	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Evangelical Church, The	Evangelical Protestant	Holiness	---	---	---
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Friends General Conference *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Friends United Meeting *	Mainline Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Grace Gospel Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Heritage Reformed Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Hindus	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Independent Fundamental Churches of America	Evangelical Protestant	Ind. Fundamentalist	---	---	---
Jain	Other	Other Groups	3	---	---
Jehovah's Witnesses	Other	Adventist	---	---	---
Korean Presbyterian Church in America	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
New Apostolic Church of North America, National Organization of the	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Non-denominational	Evangelical Protestant	----	---	---	---
North American Lutheran Church	Evangelical Protestant	Lutheran	---	---	---
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Orthodox Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Polish National Catholic Church	Catholic	Catholicism	---	---	---
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.	Black Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Reconstructionist Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reform Judaism	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
Reformed Baptist Churches	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	2	---	---
Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly	Evangelical Protestant	Presbyterian-Reformed	---	---	---
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Americas	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	---	---	---
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA (New Gracanica Metropolitanate)	Orthodox	Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)	2	---	---
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, USA and Canada	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	---	---	---
Sikh	Other	Other Groups	2	---	---
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	Evangelical Protestant	Baptist	1	---	---
Tampico Amish Mennonite*	Evangelical Protestant	European Free-Church	---	---	---
Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations	Other	Judaism	---	---	---
United Holy Church of America, Inc.	Black Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
United Pentecostal Church International	Evangelical Protestant	Pentecostal	---	---	---
Unity Churches, Association of	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
Zoroastrian	Other	Other Groups	---	---	---
		Totals:	5,181	3,241,659

The population of Wisconsin was 5,363,675 in 2000; in 1990 it was 4,891,769. The total population changed 9.6%. The adherent totals of the religious groups listed above (3,241,659) included 60.4% of the total population in 2000.

^* In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including the Catholic Church, Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.

However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.

Source

2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]

^†The adherence rate provides the number of adherents of a particular group per 1,000 population. For example, in 2010 the Episcopal Church had an adherence rate of 7.6 in Autauga County, Alabama. This means that about 8 out of every 1,000 people in Autauga County were Episcopalian.